musician aquarius r2r dac any good?

'blows away"

....and there it is....

Same person was looking for feedback on that same DAC and there were zero reply’s. I guess it is mostly found in Europe. May be but until I hear on I will be keeping my Moon 680D.

@auroravengeance

I have read very good things about the made in Greece Lab 12 DAC Reference. Also similarly good comments about the Abbas (What’s best forum thread) DACs. Both of these being reasonably priced small European manufacturers.

Charles

@charles1dad I've heard Wavedream and La Scala MKII first during my search. I was more or less set on getting La Scala then I've heard the Lab12. The Lab12 sounded more detailed and musical than La Scala at less than half the price, it was a no brainer decision for me. (pro tip: insist on the coaxial input for Lab12, the USB implementation on it was sadly noticeably inferior).

I actually got around to listen to MSB Discrete earlier this week while checking out Vitus amplifiers. It was amazingly detailed and organic sounding as well, but I struggle to think how it was better than the Lab12. So I guess my next DAC upgrade if ever would probably cost $20000 upwards.